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romney's record on china is clear. while at bain capital, he profited off companies shipping jobs to china. according to ""the boston globe"" invests are in chinese manufacturing companies that profit from unfair trade practic practices. you got the facts. now you can decide. for more, let's turn to congressman tim ryan of ohio. great to have you with us tonight. these simply are the facts. what do you make of romney attacking the president for being too soft on china? >> i got to tell you, it's actually laughable. having been on the ground the last few years through the obama administration, watching what he did with tires, that tariff created jobs in northwest ohio, just south o'toledo. he also put tariffs on steel tubing and that tariff that he put on led to almost a $700 million steel mill being created here in youngstown, ohio. for anyone who wants to look at it, i'm listening. i'm going to take a picture tomorrow that with the help of obama's tariffs is located here. i will tweet it so everybody can see what obam
romney's record on china is clear. while at bain capital, he profited off companies shipping jobs to china. according to ""the boston globe"" invests are in chinese manufacturing companies that profit from unfair trade practic practices. you got the facts. now you can decide. for more, let's turn to congressman tim ryan of ohio. great to have you with us tonight. these simply are the facts. what do you make of romney attacking the president for being too soft on china?...
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china has cheated. there are countries like china that cheat. i will stop them from cheating and stealing american jobs. we're going to crack down on cheaters that are stealing our jobs. >> china has cheated. that can't continue. >> and mr. romney has literally put his money where his mouth is in a perfectly timed move just before the republican primaries, mr. romney withdrew $75,000 in investments in china's state-owned oil companies and other companies. of course, he didn't do it it was his blind trust that did the divesting. >> the blind trust is an age-old rouse, if you will to say you can tell the blind trust what it can and cannot do. >> thank you for clearing that up. joining me jarod bernstein, msnbc contributor and former chief economic adviser to vice president and robert trainam, an msnbc contributor, and former senior communications adviser for the bush/cheney campaign. can i ask you in all seriousness, does mr. romney's blind trust have excellent eyesight? it does seem strange his investments were withdrawn just before the primaries
china has cheated. there are countries like china that cheat. i will stop them from cheating and stealing american jobs. we're going to crack down on cheaters that are stealing our jobs. >> china has cheated. that can't continue. >> and mr. romney has literally put his money where his mouth is in a perfectly timed move just before the republican primaries, mr. romney withdrew $75,000 in investments in china's state-owned oil companies and other companies. of course, he didn't do it...
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. >>> and president obama gets tough on china. i'll ask tim ryan why the president's action to fight unfair trading practices would mean for jobs around the country. share your thoughts with us on facebook. lots to talk about tonight and on twitter using the #edshow. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." we're 50 days from the presidential election. and governor mitt romney is paying the price. romney is now the leader of the republican party that has spent the last four years doing what? trying to destroy president obama instead of creating a positive vision for the middle class in this country. they have badly missed the mark. today the romney campaign did
. >>> and president obama gets tough on china. i'll ask tim ryan why the president's action to fight unfair trading practices would mean for jobs around the country. share your thoughts with us on facebook. lots to talk about tonight and on twitter using the #edshow. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their...
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and then he talks about getting tough on outsourcing to china but he's the one that outsourced to china. and now he says, i care about the middle class but gives no specifics. it's not believable. look, the guy did a terrible mistake by saying the 47%. the man who said he doesn't care about 47% of the people is heading for not even getting 47% of the vote. >> krystal, when you look at the polls, and not just the "new york times" poll, the president has a big lead. 10%, "new york times." "the washington post," 8% for the president. nbc washington journal, 7% lead. fox news, 7% lead. the columbus dispatch, 5% lead. it's clear that the president is ahead in ohio and no republican has won without winning the state of ohio. >> if mitt romney does not win ohio, he does not win this election. he could mathematically, theoretically do it, but he would have to win every other swing state that is also leaning towards obama. if he doesn't win ohio, he doesn't win. and i think when that video came out about him talking about the 47% and casting them aside, i think that will be viewed as the pivotal
and then he talks about getting tough on outsourcing to china but he's the one that outsourced to china. and now he says, i care about the middle class but gives no specifics. it's not believable. look, the guy did a terrible mistake by saying the 47%. the man who said he doesn't care about 47% of the people is heading for not even getting 47% of the vote. >> krystal, when you look at the polls, and not just the "new york times" poll, the president has a big lead. 10%, "new...
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said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] >>> i think one of the first times that we should look at the polls in real sincerity is after one or two of the debates. >> yeah. mid-october. give it time. the romney campaign is only on their third reboot since the convention. we've had businessman romney. foreign policy romney. latino romney. but we still haven't seen aqua romney. >> well, maybe that's not a bad idea. it is looking increasingly like mitt romney needs to do something to catch preside
said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences....
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if obama would stand up to china. obama had years to stand up to china. we can't afford four more. >> governor, your reaction to that romney ad? >> well, i mean, it's a joke. everyone knows that president obama has done more than any previous president to make sure that our trade laws are fairly enforced. and he has taken action against china to protect the tire industry, for example, auto parts industry and so on. mitt romney is the guy who was a pioneer of outsourcing and mitt romney even today has some of his personal resources invested in china. i think it's a hollow charge. i don't think americans are going to fall for this. >> let's look at more of what's going on in the intramural squabbles in the republican world. >> you called a romney campaign this week a rolling calamity. did you get any blow-back from your republican friends on that? >> privately the constant communication i got was thank you for saying that. they need help with the romney campaign. they need to be woken up. they need to raise their game. people in america who talk about polit
if obama would stand up to china. obama had years to stand up to china. we can't afford four more. >> governor, your reaction to that romney ad? >> well, i mean, it's a joke. everyone knows that president obama has done more than any previous president to make sure that our trade laws are fairly enforced. and he has taken action against china to protect the tire industry, for example, auto parts industry and so on. mitt romney is the guy who was a pioneer of outsourcing and mitt...
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investing in china helps create jobs here. stashing money in the cayman islands encourages growth in our country? i don't think so. and mr. romney's problem is that neither does his own running mate. >> so then rather than having ireland and the cayman islands be the place you hide your money, the place you hide your money, the place you hide your money -- >> that's the romney problem. 43 days from election day and time is running out. joining me now is dana milbank, columnist for the washington post. thanks to you both for being here tonight. michelle, let me start with you. governor romney thinks his tax rate is fair. how do you think that will play with voters? >> look, the only thing that people hate more than paying taxes is the idea that someone is getting away with not paying their fair share of taxes. this is exactly what his campaign was trying to avoid by not releasing these return and now they are going to have to answer a great deal of questions about not just anything that people find questionable but also about t
investing in china helps create jobs here. stashing money in the cayman islands encourages growth in our country? i don't think so. and mr. romney's problem is that neither does his own running mate. >> so then rather than having ireland and the cayman islands be the place you hide your money, the place you hide your money, the place you hide your money -- >> that's the romney problem. 43 days from election day and time is running out. joining me now is dana milbank, columnist for...
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, because my china currency bill. that just makes grassroots efforts that much more important, because they're spending these huge numbers and dollars against an outspoken progressive. >> i have this theory about ohio's economy. obviously, it was helped by the automobile loan. china is subsidizing its auto workers. i mean, this is a direct attempt to undermine what is happening with the economy in your state, as one in eight jobs are affected by the automobile industry. president obama has taken action and filed suit with the wto on this. does this help you in your race? what is happening with china and why are they coming after the automobile industry in your opinion? >> well, we saw ten years of manufacturing job loss in this country. 60,000 plants closed between 2000 and 2010. 5 million jobs lost. we've gained jobs over the last two years. partly the auto rescue, partly we've enforced trade laws. there's a new steel mill in youngstown. there are few tire jobs in fennely, there are new steel jobs in lorraine and cle
, because my china currency bill. that just makes grassroots efforts that much more important, because they're spending these huge numbers and dollars against an outspoken progressive. >> i have this theory about ohio's economy. obviously, it was helped by the automobile loan. china is subsidizing its auto workers. i mean, this is a direct attempt to undermine what is happening with the economy in your state, as one in eight jobs are affected by the automobile industry. president obama...
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to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any
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. >>> apple shares though slid more than $9 after a riot at the facility in china where its iphones are assembled. google hit a closing high. different story at facebook which dropped 9% after a weekend report that said the stock remains too pricey. that's it from cnbc. we are first in business worldwide, and now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." conservatives swoon for congressman paul ryan when he was chosen for the republican ticket, but he's since played the classic role of second fiddle. moderating his positions on both fiscal and cultural issues to conform to romney's views. well, now that romney/ryan campaign is coming off a bit of a couple rough weeks there. some conservatives have just got the answer. simply let ryan be ryan. that was the advice they dished to "the new york times" today. but is that really the smart move, really? joan walsh is editor-at-large of salon and author of "what's the matter with white people." and eugene robinson is a pulitzer prize win be columnist from "the washington post." i think there are problems marrying paul ryan politically
. >>> apple shares though slid more than $9 after a riot at the facility in china where its iphones are assembled. google hit a closing high. different story at facebook which dropped 9% after a weekend report that said the stock remains too pricey. that's it from cnbc. we are first in business worldwide, and now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." conservatives swoon for congressman paul ryan when he was chosen for the republican ticket,...
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it's insanity. >> let's talk about china for a minute. according to state media, the china's missing leader-to-be refur fased after a 13-day absence in which he missed several meetings with foreign dignitaries like hillary clinton. china's communist party seems to be in chaos. this is exactly the right moment for the u.s. to go and sort of press china on all the things we want, or is it the worst moment to do that? >> it's the best possible moment. china is facing a crisis just like we are because of the following. china's an export-led parasitic economy, and over the last ten years it has drained the blood not just out of the united states but also of europe. its two biggest customers. with these two economies flat on their back, china's export machine is throwing down. what the communist party is quite fearful of and quite rightly is political turmoil. i've said for many years now that strength in the chinese currency, which is congressman ryan wants to do with the ryan-murphy currency bill would help american manufacturers, but chinese
it's insanity. >> let's talk about china for a minute. according to state media, the china's missing leader-to-be refur fased after a 13-day absence in which he missed several meetings with foreign dignitaries like hillary clinton. china's communist party seems to be in chaos. this is exactly the right moment for the u.s. to go and sort of press china on all the things we want, or is it the worst moment to do that? >> it's the best possible moment. china is facing a crisis just like...
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he is unveiling a new trade complaint against china, essentially accusing china of subsidizing auto parts and autos, which the obama administration is arguing is unfairly impacting the u.s. auto industry. so why now, why here in ohio? i think despite the fact that he has that lead that you just mentioned, martin, the obama campaign is not taking anything for granted right now. as you know, the debates are coming up, that's going to be an opportunity for mitt romney to narrow the gap and both xauns are pouring millions of dollars into negative attack ads in these key battleground states. president obama touting something that really appeals to the voters here in ohio, martin. one out of every eight ohioans has a link to the auto industry. so this trade complaint is something that really resonates with them. and, of course, he's also answering the steady stream of criticism he's gotten from mitt romney who has argued he hasn't been tough enough on china. i think president obama is speaking to the folks in ohio, but also speaking to the broader american community of voters and trying to answ
he is unveiling a new trade complaint against china, essentially accusing china of subsidizing auto parts and autos, which the obama administration is arguing is unfairly impacting the u.s. auto industry. so why now, why here in ohio? i think despite the fact that he has that lead that you just mentioned, martin, the obama campaign is not taking anything for granted right now. as you know, the debates are coming up, that's going to be an opportunity for mitt romney to narrow the gap and both...
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it's not going to be china. it's more conversation about egypt and libya and about the horn of africa that will dominate the news. i think governor romney's handling has played very well with the base. tamron, i'm getting tons of phone calls from folks that love the tough talk, but i don't think it's playing well anywhere but the base. >> when someone like peter king or peggy noonan, strong voices, conservative voices, have said it wasn't the best strategy. how does that play well with the base when chivas yosome of your leadership have come out and said, this was not the best move? they're not throwing him under the bus, but they're being honest in their assessment they team it wasn't the most effective move for him. >> the people i'm referring to don't take their marching orders from the likes of peter king or peggy noonan or anybody at the national level for that matter. here's what most troubles me about governor romney and why it plays a card with these folks i'm describing. it fits that internet lure. it f
it's not going to be china. it's more conversation about egypt and libya and about the horn of africa that will dominate the news. i think governor romney's handling has played very well with the base. tamron, i'm getting tons of phone calls from folks that love the tough talk, but i don't think it's playing well anywhere but the base. >> when someone like peter king or peggy noonan, strong voices, conservative voices, have said it wasn't the best strategy. how does that play well with...
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. >> richard mourdock fights for sending jobs to china. we need more common sense. >> president obama won indiana by just one point four years ago, but is not expected to win the state this time around. the strategy is to tie donnelly to obama. >> hoosiers have a choice. continue down the path of donnelly and obama. >> joining me tonight is joe donnelly, the congressman from indiana who is challenging the tea party candidate. good to have you with us tonight. you're going up against the candidate who really underscores what washington has been for the last couple years. does that play in your favor? >> yeah, he has been incredibly reckless, ed. one statement after another. hoosiers are not buying his extreme agenda. if you want to see the extremes to where he's gone, this is after the primary, he said lugar betrayed conservatives. lugar is an indiana hero. he worked nonstop to make the world safer by reducing nuclear weapons. we have seen just the comments that you said about bipartisanship. richard has said medicare is unconstitutional, t
. >> richard mourdock fights for sending jobs to china. we need more common sense. >> president obama won indiana by just one point four years ago, but is not expected to win the state this time around. the strategy is to tie donnelly to obama. >> hoosiers have a choice. continue down the path of donnelly and obama. >> joining me tonight is joe donnelly, the congressman from indiana who is challenging the tea party candidate. good to have you with us tonight. you're...
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said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? look! she wears the scarlet markings! [ man ] out! your kind is not welcome here! nor your odd predilections! miracle whip is tangy and sweet, not odd. [ man ] it's evil! if you'd try it, you'd know. she speaketh the truth! [ crowd gasps ] [ woman ] reverend? ♪ can i have some? ♪ i was talking to my best friend. can i have some? i told her i wasn't feeling like myself... i had pain in my pelvic area... and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment and we're confident i'll be fine. please listen to your body. if something doesn't feel right for two weeks or longer, see your doctor. get the inside knowledge about gynecologic cancers. knowing can make all the difference in the world. >>> the mitt romney for president campaign yesterday finally addressed something that we on this show have been talkin
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china's doing that and using our money in china to build chinese products. we need to do that back home. that's my legislation. make it in america, use our tax money to buy american made equipment. >> and the republicans aren't on board with that? >> no. my opponent actually opposes that, thinks that some sort of regulatory thing. i'm going wait a minute, it's good public policy. it works. right here in sacramento, a german company is manufacturing locomotives, 70 of them, 100% american made because the stimulus bill said amtrak was to buy locomotives 100% american made. they're made here in sacramento. >> i wanted to ask you about the latest fox news poll up by 7% in ohio. could romney's bogus ads be hurting him there because romney knows what the president did on tires? >> his taubes are not supported by facts. people are going to go this guy is just not straight, he just not honest. those ad, incorrect, are going to be proven incorrect and romney is going to be hurt by that one more time on a long list of being incorrect and also flip-flopping on issues.
china's doing that and using our money in china to build chinese products. we need to do that back home. that's my legislation. make it in america, use our tax money to buy american made equipment. >> and the republicans aren't on board with that? >> no. my opponent actually opposes that, thinks that some sort of regulatory thing. i'm going wait a minute, it's good public policy. it works. right here in sacramento, a german company is manufacturing locomotives, 70 of them, 100%...
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said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> the gop has finally done it. after years of baseless claims, they finally uncovered evidence of voter fraud. the only problem, they found it in-house. nbc's michael isikoff reports florida prosecutors are now investigating a firm hired to register gop voters and in at least four other key states but which may have padded the rolls with hundreds of questionable names in at least ten florida counties. joining us now in new york is my colleague toure, one of the hosts of "the cycle" and in washington michael eric dyson, a professor at georgetown university and an esteemed msnbc political analyst. thank you both. toure, i guess it's be careful what you hope for today. >> sure. look, this is an ideology that's not selling well in terms of being the party of the rich during a recession, right? the brand is losing steam within america. so what do we do? let's depress the number of voters. let's keep people from voti
said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> the gop has finally done it. after years of baseless claims, they finally uncovered evidence of voter fraud. the only problem, they found it in-house. nbc's michael isikoff reports florida prosecutors are now investigating a firm hired to register gop voters and in at least four other key states but which may have padded the rolls...
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romney can deliver, so therefore what, he just kind of skirted the issue and tries to talk tough on china. >> he is quite remarkable. joy, can i ask, are the next 60 days going to be utterly frenzied as the candidates travel seeking voters where ever they can find them? >> one thing you're going to want to do in a swing state like florida, turn the channel quickly when they come on. they're really inundated people and i think the dvr is going to become the most valuable tool. they're going to inundate people with so many ads. we are really going to know how this thing is shaking out baseded on where these guys go. if you don't see mitt romney in pennsylvania, that's sending you a signal of where they think they can and cannot win. it will be interesting to see if romney goes to ohio and how much time he spends there. if you don't see him harping on those states -- i can tell you that talking to obama campaign people, they're pretty confident about the math. >> thank you so much. >>> next, let's break down those jobs numbers, shall we? stay with us. >> i don't know what party these men and
romney can deliver, so therefore what, he just kind of skirted the issue and tries to talk tough on china. >> he is quite remarkable. joy, can i ask, are the next 60 days going to be utterly frenzied as the candidates travel seeking voters where ever they can find them? >> one thing you're going to want to do in a swing state like florida, turn the channel quickly when they come on. they're really inundated people and i think the dvr is going to become the most valuable tool....
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even today, part of romney's fortune is invested in china. romney's never stood up to china. all he's done is send them our jobs. >> rich, it does appear when you look at the polls the president is closing the gap. >> there are people who are going to vote for obama anyway. i think what this is going to come down to over the next 50 days, i watched the discussion earlier with mckinnon and the other folks, is that people are going to say, enough already about what you did, what you didn't do, whether it's obama or romney at bain. what are you going to do and, frankly, dick, neither side has been very specific about what they have planned for the next 12, 18, 24, 36 months. >> and what we've heard from the romney campaign is they're going to spend this next week and the weeks following to really hone in on this five-point plan that mitt romney says he has to turn around the economy. how specific do you think barack obama needs to get about going forward? >> before we get to that, the best news i've gotten this morning is rich said he would probably not vote for obama. i think t
even today, part of romney's fortune is invested in china. romney's never stood up to china. all he's done is send them our jobs. >> rich, it does appear when you look at the polls the president is closing the gap. >> there are people who are going to vote for obama anyway. i think what this is going to come down to over the next 50 days, i watched the discussion earlier with mckinnon and the other folks, is that people are going to say, enough already about what you did, what you...
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said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ [ female announcer ] and try aleve for relief from tough headaches. >>> "time" magazine is publishing for the first time this picture of mitt romney from 1968. it was an attempt to impress his then girlfriend, ann, during a period of separation. and it's clearly an attempt to inject some personality into mr. romney's campaign. but it's also a reminder that while many of his generation were dying in vietnam in 1968, mitt was busy drawing pictures in the sand from the safety of france. yes, france. that's a pretty long way fro
said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to...
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ohioans has a tie to the auto industry and defended himself of criticism of the romney campaign enough on china open, romney took obama to task over the controversial 47% comments. analysts believe that part of this uptick that we're seeing in some of the swing state polling may be a result of those 47% comments and here if you look at the polls he is leading by as much as 8 to 10 points depending on which poll you're looking at but the obama campaign saying they're not spiking the football. they're going to run the campaign as if they're five to ten points behind. strong about the ground game here. it's stronger than the ground game in 2008 and the obama campaign concedes that. thomas? >> kristen welker reporting, thanks so much. >>> joining me now is keith boyken, michael smerkonish and hogan ginley. gentlemen, good to have you here and we start with a brand new quinnipiac/"the new york times" poll with mitt romney behind ten points in the battleground state of ohio. down nine in florida. 12 points in pennsylvania. hogan, looking at the numbers, given the state, does romney have a feasible pa
ohioans has a tie to the auto industry and defended himself of criticism of the romney campaign enough on china open, romney took obama to task over the controversial 47% comments. analysts believe that part of this uptick that we're seeing in some of the swing state polling may be a result of those 47% comments and here if you look at the polls he is leading by as much as 8 to 10 points depending on which poll you're looking at but the obama campaign saying they're not spiking the football....
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china. >> chris, these republicans are amazing because they said that during the recovery act, to help states pay teachers, pay firefighters, pay medicaid workers, government jobs don't matter. and now, you've got mccain and lindsey graham traveling the country saying, government jobs in the military and industrial complex matter. well, where is the equal discussion about what matters in government? if we're taking care of people and educating children and moving forward, those don't count? building bombs are the ones that count? >> i don't know what to say. i think you're a very powerful guest, sir. governor schweitzer. you got your boots on look at the cowboy boots on this guy. anyway, thank you. >> these boots are by eddie rendell. he saw me in the airport and said you got to get them shined up. he paid for these boots to get shined. >> he's going to give orders. thank you governor schweitzer and bill richardson. thank you. coming up live from charlotte, the press gushed when paul ryan was a serious politician, even a truth teller. things have changed. last week especially. since th
china. >> chris, these republicans are amazing because they said that during the recovery act, to help states pay teachers, pay firefighters, pay medicaid workers, government jobs don't matter. and now, you've got mccain and lindsey graham traveling the country saying, government jobs in the military and industrial complex matter. well, where is the equal discussion about what matters in government? if we're taking care of people and educating children and moving forward, those don't...
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how is it as we learn today that he is criticizing the administration in both china and iran when, in fact, in 2009 he was making heavy investments into a chinese company that was deeply involved with iran? so not only does the narrative continue, it gets worse. he's been playing defense on this issue since july 6th when the job numbers came out and the obama administration very skillfully shifted the issue to this tax question. he's been playing defense on this. this has been a weight around his neck that the campaign has not been able to get off of it largely because this is a campaign that doesn't want to be transparent. not about the personal questions that affect mitt romney and certainly not about the policies and that's why as daft axelrod said, this is the most secretive candidate we have seen since richard nixon. >> julian epstein, thank you for bearing with us with our microphone wours and bill cohen. next, the first annual mitties. you don't want to miss this. >> if someone has a heart attack, they don't sit in their apartment and die. we pick them up in an ambulance and ta
how is it as we learn today that he is criticizing the administration in both china and iran when, in fact, in 2009 he was making heavy investments into a chinese company that was deeply involved with iran? so not only does the narrative continue, it gets worse. he's been playing defense on this issue since july 6th when the job numbers came out and the obama administration very skillfully shifted the issue to this tax question. he's been playing defense on this. this has been a weight around...
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i think it's china money and outsourcing money because i have gone after the chinese on leveling the playing field on currency and got our bill through the house last year. and i think it's oil company money, clearly, because i have taken on the oil interests and tax breaks. it's clear why they are in the state. i'm a progressive. i'm proud of that. i will continue to fight it it. in the end, it's whose side are you on? i'm on the side of giving opportunity to those who aspire to be in the middle class. >> your opponent calls you a liberal and a hyper partisan. how do you respond to that? >> you talk about what matters to people's lives. this automobile rescue has been huge for ohio. we celebrated this weekend two years of the chevy cruise, best-selling chevy that's made mostly in ohio. we're seeing the president's enforcing and enforcing trade rules. a new steel mill, something that surprises people. i'm clearly on the side of the middle class, clearly fighting for those issues. when sheldon adelson dumps money, that's why we have had over 400,000 people signed my petition to overtu
i think it's china money and outsourcing money because i have gone after the chinese on leveling the playing field on currency and got our bill through the house last year. and i think it's oil company money, clearly, because i have taken on the oil interests and tax breaks. it's clear why they are in the state. i'm a progressive. i'm proud of that. i will continue to fight it it. in the end, it's whose side are you on? i'm on the side of giving opportunity to those who aspire to be in the...
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a few days ago the next day the obama campaign had a response ad on china up. they think they can diffuse the issue with this like this, keep it to enough of a draw, even in governor romney has a bit of an advantage it's not dispositive in determining the outcome of the election. i've heard governor romney talk about china quite a bit since he started his campaign and yet to hear him talk about it in a way that seems like it will break through with a lot of voters to say yeah, if mitt romney is president, things with china will be more to our liking than they've been for the last four years. unless he can do that i think the back and forth plays to the president's at least again, roughly -- rough parody, particularly because as you say he has the benefits of incumbency. >> and in fact, the way he speaks about china is criticized by jon huntsman overtly and quietly by other leading republican foreign policy former officials who think that mitt romney is all wrong about china. so he's not getting through to the voters and not getting through to the so-called repu
a few days ago the next day the obama campaign had a response ad on china up. they think they can diffuse the issue with this like this, keep it to enough of a draw, even in governor romney has a bit of an advantage it's not dispositive in determining the outcome of the election. i've heard governor romney talk about china quite a bit since he started his campaign and yet to hear him talk about it in a way that seems like it will break through with a lot of voters to say yeah, if mitt romney is...
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for example, china to where the president has rightly shifted the focus in the western pacific, which is the center of gravity for america not just in tec terms of security but our economic interests. it has 80 submarines today. we have 50. do we want to procure another 30 at $2 billion a pop and try to have each submarine find each other like needles in a haystack or procure a netted sensor system that personifies the south and east china sea to use the knowledge as it links it up to it a satellite for an aircraft to go over and drop a torpedo. that type of knowledge-based capability is what future warriors need in their hands, not just another aircraft carrier if it can strike eight times of the targets it used to be able to. that's the change in the mindset of the defense department but congress members who protect the depot and the ship building industry in their districts. >> speaking of that, if i could ask you to put your political hat on for a minute. it seems like a lot of debate over defense spending isn't driven by what our security interests are, it's driven by the politic
for example, china to where the president has rightly shifted the focus in the western pacific, which is the center of gravity for america not just in tec terms of security but our economic interests. it has 80 submarines today. we have 50. do we want to procure another 30 at $2 billion a pop and try to have each submarine find each other like needles in a haystack or procure a netted sensor system that personifies the south and east china sea to use the knowledge as it links it up to it a...
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. >>> china's manufacturing sector is shrinking at the fastest pace, since the death of the global financial crisis and at a faster clip than data showed last month. >>> new york's attorney general is investigating tax strategies of some of the nation's largest private equity firms, including bain capital, founded by republican presidential nominee mitt romney. >>> finally, officials in canada have discovered an undisclosed but significant amount of maple syrup was stolen out of quebec. at last year's baseline price, a barrel of maple syrup is worth more than 15-times what a barrel of oil is worth. wow. >>> and now, news this morning. a new study finds that women who survive breast cancer with chemotherapy, may have to fight heart problems in the future. women who went through a common chemotherapy regimen, had a 20% risk of developing heart failure. that compared to breast cancer patients who did not have chemo. check out the health page online msn msnbc.com. >>> here's mario solis. >>> good morning. the chipper jones care well tour gets better and better. playing the phillies for the last
. >>> china's manufacturing sector is shrinking at the fastest pace, since the death of the global financial crisis and at a faster clip than data showed last month. >>> new york's attorney general is investigating tax strategies of some of the nation's largest private equity firms, including bain capital, founded by republican presidential nominee mitt romney. >>> finally, officials in canada have discovered an undisclosed but significant amount of maple syrup was...
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said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddings. so if you're one of those people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day, block the acid with prilosec otc.. and don't get heartburn in the first place. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. she was a picky eater. well, now i'm her dietitian, and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i reco
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going after china for currency manipulation. that's something neither president bush or president obama has done. balancing our budget. president bush and president obama neither one made the kind of steps on that front that i think need to be made. number five, championing small business. i think that's critical. nobody has spoken about that i can recall in quite a while and particularly getting rid of obama care. so the five steps i've described are new, i'm happy to go into them in great detail. i you know don't have the time. but i'll do it more in the rally. we go back ten, 20 years, we had a very different type of economic setting where china was a small participant on the world stage economically. today it's a major player and we have to consider our economic policies in light of how the world has changed. >> governor romney, the race over the last couple of months has obviously been very close despite everything that obama has going against him. what will you do to break it open over the next two months. >> i'll keep tal
going after china for currency manipulation. that's something neither president bush or president obama has done. balancing our budget. president bush and president obama neither one made the kind of steps on that front that i think need to be made. number five, championing small business. i think that's critical. nobody has spoken about that i can recall in quite a while and particularly getting rid of obama care. so the five steps i've described are new, i'm happy to go into them in great...
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. >>> more than just bad blood between japan and china. some japanese businesses in china are closed again because they're afraid of protests and looting. the outrage is because of these islands. japan bought them from a private owner but china says the islands are actually theirs. yesterday violent anti-japanese protests broke out across china and at one point 52 protesters blocked the u.s. ambassador's car. he is okay. ask me what it's like when my tempur-pedic moves. [ male announcer ] why not talk to someone who owns an adjustable version of the most highly recommended bed in america? ask me about my tempur advanced ergo. goes up. goes up. ask me what it's like to get a massage anytime you want. goes down. goes down. [ male announcer ] tempur-pedic brand owners are more satisfied than owners of any traditional mattress brand. ergonomics. [ male announcer ] tempur-pedic. the most highly recommended bed in america. [ female announcer ] for more information or to find a retailer near you, visit tempurpedic.com. but proven technologies all
. >>> more than just bad blood between japan and china. some japanese businesses in china are closed again because they're afraid of protests and looting. the outrage is because of these islands. japan bought them from a private owner but china says the islands are actually theirs. yesterday violent anti-japanese protests broke out across china and at one point 52 protesters blocked the u.s. ambassador's car. he is okay. ask me what it's like when my tempur-pedic moves. [ male...
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romney talks about going to china to maybe buy an appliance factory there with his firm bain capital. he talks touring the factory where they worked for a pittance. they lived in dormitories with bunks three high. the factory had a barbed wire fence around it and guard towers to keep people out because so many people wanted to work there. then he says that 95% of life is settled if you're born in america. that clip was posted to youtube last month that had an act with rachel mad dough on it. they made it seem that it was me, the account was taken down. in terms of somebody impersonating me, that was easy. we knew it wasn't me. in terms of the content, we were not able to authenticate the origin of the video. that was late august. a few days after all of that happened, a different youtube account went up with a different name. posted ten different excerpts of governor romney's speech at this fundraiser. twice it's posted in august and back in may, at youtube account posted more excerpts from the same speech including the original clip about the chinese factory. even those all those wer
romney talks about going to china to maybe buy an appliance factory there with his firm bain capital. he talks touring the factory where they worked for a pittance. they lived in dormitories with bunks three high. the factory had a barbed wire fence around it and guard towers to keep people out because so many people wanted to work there. then he says that 95% of life is settled if you're born in america. that clip was posted to youtube last month that had an act with rachel mad dough on it....
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he also wants to build movie studios in china. he needs help from the administration to get that done. everybody has interest at stake. >> and you can argue some of those interests are less carcinogenic than others. >> if you look at date it in nick's story, look up this story, that document he got leaked is not the sort of thing you see floating around every day and the detail. my colleague ran through it one of the biggest industry is the tech industry, bigger than hollywood. those guys have all sorts of regulatory interests. >> those tech guys. i want to ask you this question then, we looked at the top markets in the general election where the ads are running, the number of times presidential ads have run in the last four and a half month, in las vegas, 31,000 times, cleveland 27,000 times, denver 26,000. setting aside the down ballot races where money does have a disproportionate influence, this is sort of a race to the top, there needs to be more money because there's more money and the endless cycle but does it make a differ
he also wants to build movie studios in china. he needs help from the administration to get that done. everybody has interest at stake. >> and you can argue some of those interests are less carcinogenic than others. >> if you look at date it in nick's story, look up this story, that document he got leaked is not the sort of thing you see floating around every day and the detail. my colleague ran through it one of the biggest industry is the tech industry, bigger than hollywood....
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. >>> data out today shows china's manufacturing sector is shrinking at the fastest pace, since the depth of the global financial crisis and at a faster clip than data showed last month. >>> new york's attorney general is investigating tax strategies of some of the nation's largest private equity firms, including bain capital, founded by republican presidential nominee mitt romney. >>> finally, officials in canada have discovered an undisclosed but significant amount of maple syrup was stolen recently, siphoned out of a warehouse in quebec. at last year's baseline price, a barrel of maple syrup is worth more than 15-times what a barrel of oil is worth. wow. >>> in health news this morning, a new study finds that women who survive breast cancer with chemotherapy, may have to fight heart problems in the future. the research shows women who went through a common chemotherapy regimen, had a 20% risk of developing heart failure over just five years. that compared to 3.5% of breast cancer patients who did not have chemo. check out the health page online msnbc.com. >>> now, to sports. the atlant
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china needs to grow, and it needs to sell to europe and america. that's the blasz of a global growth agreement. china concerns more. you probably do a bit more on infrastructure. trade starts to move forward. people have confidence. and that's what's missing in the world. >> is president obama equipped to be the world leader that brings about that kind of cooperation? >> i think he should. we had an agreement in 2009 that that's what should happen. you know, when it becomes a currency war with china, when people diagnose the problem wrongly in europe and say it's simply a debt problem, you can't make progress. and all the attempts at international economic cooperation have failed. look, we're in an economic economy. growth in the world economy is down to 2.5% this year. you know, it should be 4%, 5%. there's no inflation problem that's preventing growth moving forward. cooperation in trade, trading arrangements and america in particular should be looking to sell to the rest of the world. you've got the best technology in the world. you should be do
china needs to grow, and it needs to sell to europe and america. that's the blasz of a global growth agreement. china concerns more. you probably do a bit more on infrastructure. trade starts to move forward. people have confidence. and that's what's missing in the world. >> is president obama equipped to be the world leader that brings about that kind of cooperation? >> i think he should. we had an agreement in 2009 that that's what should happen. you know, when it becomes a...
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like nixon did on going to china. you can't be like george herbert walker bush who didn't have stature on the right. the minute he went down on that deal on taxes and spending, the minute he cut that deal and violated his read my lips promise from the convention, they killed him. don't you have to be a legitimate man of the right or the left to be trusted by them to go to the center. if you're a guy they never really trusted, if they go we thought he would do that and there he goes, your thoughts. >> i don't think people understand why he picked paul ryan. people thought it was because he was going to have this war of ideas. he picked paul ryan because he was thinking about this in the context of governance. he knows if he has paul ryan on his ticket, if he were to win the white house, he has one conservative who has authentic credibility with the most conservative people in the country which are house republicans and that it would give him some capacity, some wiggle room to cut a deal. i'm not saying he's going to go
like nixon did on going to china. you can't be like george herbert walker bush who didn't have stature on the right. the minute he went down on that deal on taxes and spending, the minute he cut that deal and violated his read my lips promise from the convention, they killed him. don't you have to be a legitimate man of the right or the left to be trusted by them to go to the center. if you're a guy they never really trusted, if they go we thought he would do that and there he goes, your...
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that means crack down on cheaters like china and open new markets. next, got to bat budget. got to cut the def i is. >> the ad has a feel of a relaunch. will this argument break through, given romney is starting with a story only coming out of losing campaigns, who will get the blame for bloke the republican party's best chance at knocking off an incumbent president in nearly 30 years? the political story tells us what we knew, stuart steven sass lightning rod and internal disputes over campaign strategy. but this story goes into some detail, revealing the campaign went through two sets of speechwriters for romney's convention speech before scrapping both speech to go with a speech could be.ed together by stevens and romney himself that speech left out any mention of afghanistan. this is going to be one of the things allow some critics to pile on. this shut type of story went public and maybe the folks that went public with their criticisms of stevens think they are helping the campaign. not the type of thing that helps campaigns. trust me. romney will kick off with a speech
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for its new iphone 5 workers are back to making apple products at the foxconn factory you heard in china. the company which assembles iphones was forced to shut down a major plant yet as thousands of workers rioted, breaking windows overturning police cars. they're investigating what sparked the violence. let's take an early look at the markets and get more from jeff cutmore live in london. jeff, good morning. >> good morning to you. a fascinating story. while apple cannot get the iphone 5s out of the door fast enough, there are clearly some manufacturing issues here with the foxconn plant. and this rowdy riot involvi involving,000 people seemed to happen away from the main production line, but having said that, it was enough to close the facility for at least 24 hours here and this is not the only problem foxconn have got. there are still issues about using student labor in these plants for assembling the iphone. we did see the swhar price come off in monday's trading session just shying away from that 700 bucks level. one other story worth spending time on here. facebook, the shares do
for its new iphone 5 workers are back to making apple products at the foxconn factory you heard in china. the company which assembles iphones was forced to shut down a major plant yet as thousands of workers rioted, breaking windows overturning police cars. they're investigating what sparked the violence. let's take an early look at the markets and get more from jeff cutmore live in london. jeff, good morning. >> good morning to you. a fascinating story. while apple cannot get the iphone...
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opposed to trade sanctions with china. so i can't tell you what he would do. >> one of the things he's been specific on, though, james, is this apology tour argument. that obama's gone around apologizing. that's not true. what is that attack about? what is the genesis of it in republican foreign policy circles? >> it clearly forms, was formed by romney years ago, because he called his book -- >> "no apology." >> "no apology." it's an old traupe that they charge republicans for being weak on national security. it doesn't seem to work or fit that well this time. let me say this about apologies. it's important. first of all, no one can find in the record any formal apology by obama for anything. second of all, if we're talking about a loose expression of contrition or regret, you know, george w. bush apologized to the chinese for the plane incident. if we have a loose apology. he apologized to abu ghraib to the king of jordan, he apologized for slavery in africa. why we think an american president should never express some ki
opposed to trade sanctions with china. so i can't tell you what he would do. >> one of the things he's been specific on, though, james, is this apology tour argument. that obama's gone around apologizing. that's not true. what is that attack about? what is the genesis of it in republican foreign policy circles? >> it clearly forms, was formed by romney years ago, because he called his book -- >> "no apology." >> "no apology." it's an old traupe that...
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this is china's. >> it's time to stand up to the cheaters and make sure we protect jobs for the american people. >> barack obama, failing to stop cheating, failing american workers. >> ari melber, what are the chances of that ad changing the subject? >> the chances are low. nobody likes cheating but nobody cares about that kind of attack in this context. there's a narrative in at least the washington media about the partisan differences that divide us and every issue becomes partisan and isn't that terrible and how look at both parties. and sometimes it's true. i think both parties contribute to obviously some of the disputes in d.c. but this example this week, i think, is such a perfect sort of sad proof point of where a very big issue was not being politicized by both parties. it was going to be handled as it should have by our president as a foreign policy issue and nothing more or less. and it was mitt romney and some other republicans, including the ones that are still defending this, who came in and turned it into a partisan attack and a partisan issue. and there are times when it'
this is china's. >> it's time to stand up to the cheaters and make sure we protect jobs for the american people. >> barack obama, failing to stop cheating, failing american workers. >> ari melber, what are the chances of that ad changing the subject? >> the chances are low. nobody likes cheating but nobody cares about that kind of attack in this context. there's a narrative in at least the washington media about the partisan differences that divide us and every issue...